Feeds



(No Model.)

F. BURKHARD.

FEED BAG. v No. 322,253. Patented July 14, 1'1885..

WITNESSES fltorneys.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDK. BURKHARD, OF TRINIDAD, COLORADO.

FEED-BAG.

ESPECIPECATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 322,253, dated July 14, 1885.

Application filed April 25, 1885.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDK. BURKI-IARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Trididad, in the county of Las Animas and 5 State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Bags; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved feed-bag. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the construction.

The same letters refer to the same p'arts'in all thefigures.

This invention relates to feed-bags; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency. 25 I With these ends in view it consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter full y described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the body of my improved feed-bag, which may be made of the textile material known as duck, or of any other suitable material.

'13 designates a broad band of leather,whieh is secured by stitching 0 around the lower end of the body A, which is thereby strengthened and re-enforced.

D is the bottom, which is constructed of leather, and which consists of a circular disk having a downwardly-turned or crimped rim 0 or edge, E, adapted to fit nicely, as shown, in

the lower end of the body of the bag.

(No model.)

F is a binding-strip of leather, which is laid against the outer side of the re-enforcing strip B, with its lower edge contiguous with the lower edges of the said strip or band B, the 4 body A, and secured by stitching G at some distance from the lower edge, as shown. The said binding-strip is then turned or folded over the lower edge and around the inside of the rim E of the bottom, and secured by means 5c of rivets H. In this manner an exceedingly durable and substantial feed-bag may be man ufactured quickly and at a moderate expense. The bottom edge, which is naturally most exposed to wear, is formed of six layers of ma- 5 terialnamely, three thicknesses of the hind ing-strip, the bottom edge, the re-enforcing band, and the bodythereby giving great stiffness and rigidity, as well as strength.

Having thusdeseribed my inventioml'elaim 6c and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- As an improvement in feed-bags, thecom bination of a body formed of textile or other suitablematerial,are enforcing band of leather 65 secured around the lower edge of the same, a bottom disk having a downturned or erimped rim or edge, abinding-strip secured by stitching at some distance from the lower edge and turned over the latter and over the inside of 7c the bottom rim, andsuitable fastening-rivets, all constructed, arranged, and operating sub stantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 7; my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDK. BURKHABD.

WVitnesscs: i

J. D. PEARSON, JOHN SHOWARTH. 

